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Introduction Whether we find ourselves scavenging through our local grocery stores while masked, or cancelling group plans for the foreseeable future, the COVID-19 crisis has affected everyone in some shape or form. With the uncertainties of each day lingering into the next, I thought it would be very important to document this unsettling time. ThisContinue reading “COVID-19”

As I compare the secondary research I’ve conducted to my primary research from family interviews, there’s a lot to be analyzed. I’ve only interviewed my youngest sister so far, who is currently a senior at University of Oregon. I’m still looking forward to interviewing my father, who is an orthodontist who is currently not workingContinue reading “autoethnography analysis”

Hello everyone! Long time no see. I hope everyone reading this is doing okay and is staying indoors. Speaking of staying indoors, I am writing my upcoming auto-ethnography on COVID-19, and more specifically how its affected my life and the lives of those around me. This time has been tough on everyone, and I’d reallyContinue reading “covid ethnography”

The purpose of my wix website is to give my audience a little bit of insight on my interests and the people in my life that have made me who I am today. I hope that my readers enjoy how the site looks and how it reads, and I hope they can take away aContinue reading “metacognitive reflection”

As a naturally born introvert, I’m thanking the coronavirus under the rug for letting me stay in my room all day with no negative repercussions. I haven’t had this much time to watch movies and sleep in awhile. Yet, obviously, this is a selfish way of looking at the situation. To be honest, the pastContinue reading “corona”

My fingernails are trimmed down to the point where the skin underneath is almost fully exposed. Not from a manicure, but from my vigorous bite. My hands are running through my hair. The sweat from my palms is keeping my hair out of my face. The beats per minute of my heart turn into aContinue reading “emotion story”

Throughout the past couple of weeks in our writing class, we’ve been working on understanding rhetorical devices and how they can be used to persuade an audience. By looking at various pieces from prolific speakers like Martin Luther King Jr., or even hip-hop artist, Childish Gambino, we saw firsthand how effective some of these rhetoricalContinue reading “reflecting on rhetorical analysis”

I remember staring up to my ceiling fan in the middle of the night. My heartbeat was faster than the fan turned. I spent the entire summer not having a worry about leaving home for college. Yet, in my final week in Oregon, this is how I’d spend my nights. Looking up with a racingContinue reading ““no one is 100% ready for college, and that’s ok””

Can you scroll through your Twitter feed without finding a hilarious meme within the first few minutes? What about checking your Instagram explore page without seeing the newest Worldstar HipHop or Daquan meme? Being a Gen-Z boy spending more time on my cell phone than my parents could have ever wanted, I’ve been exposed toContinue reading “what’s the meaning of all this memeing”